Heritage Languages:A language contact approach:58 (Studies in Bilingualism)

by: Suzanne Aalberse (Author),Ad Backus(Author),Pieter Muysken(Author)&0more

Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing Company

Publication Date: 28 Nov. 2019

Language: English

Print Length: 322 pages

ISBN-10: 9027204705

ISBN-13: 9789027204707

Book Description

Heritage languages, such as the Turkish varieties spoken in Berlin or the Spanish used in Los Angeles, are non-dominant languages, often with little prestige. Their speakers also speak the dominant language of the country they live in. Often heritage languages undergo changes due to their special status. They have received a lot of scholarly attention and provide a link between academic conces and educational issues. This book takes a language contact perspective:we consider heritage languages from the perspective of their history, their structural properties, and their interaction with other surrounding languages.
Heritage languages, such as the Turkish varieties spoken in Berlin or the Spanish used in Los Angeles, are non-dominant languages, often with little prestige. Their speakers also speak the dominant language of the country they live in. Often heritage languages undergo changes due to their special status. They have received a lot of scholarly attention and provide a link between academic conces and educational issues. This book takes a language contact perspective:we consider heritage languages from the perspective of their history, their structural properties, and their interaction with other surrounding languages.

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